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Preventing the overheating of English suburban homes in a warming climate

Rajat Gupta Low Carbon Building Group, Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development, School of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University, Headington Campus, Gypsy Lane, Oxford, OX3 0BP, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Matt Gregg Low Carbon Building Group, Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development, School of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University, Headington Campus, Gypsy Lane, Oxford, OX3 0BP, UK
Pages 281-300 | Published online: 10 Apr 2013

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